DescriptionBenny Carter(arranger, composer) and his Orchestra perform "Melancholy Lullaby" (theme) and "Savoy Stampede" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Carter plays alto saxophone on the first tune and both...
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone) and his Orchestra perform "Have Mercy," with vocalist Mercedes Carter at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast...
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone, arranger) and his Orchestra perform "My Heart Has Wings" with vocalist Mercedes Carter at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. The lacquer disc derives from a radio broadcast...
DescriptionBenny Carter and his Orchestra perform the end of "Sugar Foot Stomp" and then "Scandal in A Flat" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast...
DescriptionBenny Carter (trumpet, arranger) and his Orchestra perform "Bye Bye Blues" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck (WNBC-BLUE).
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone) and his Orchestra perform "Clementine" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck (WJZ).
DescriptionBenny Carter (trumpet) and his Orchestra perform "Strange Enchantment" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck (WEAF).
DescriptionBenny Carter and his Orchestra perform "Plymouth Rock" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck (WJZ).
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone), accompanied by the piano performs "Love Is Cynthia," later recorded as "To Ava." The tune was performed for the film "Snows of Kilimanjaro."
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone), accompanied by the piano performs "Love Is Cynthia," later recorded as "To Ava." The tune was performed for the film "Snows of Kilimanjaro."